Full-back Mike Lowry and centre Stewart Moore have been ruled out of Ulster’s United Rugby Championship [URC] game against Sharks on Saturday.
Lowry was stretchered off in the 41-17 defeat against Leinster in the URC last weekend, requiring treatment after he tackled Robbie Henshaw in the build-up to Tommy O’Brien’s try at the Aviva Stadium.
He was taken to hospital, but Ulster head coach Richie Murphy said after the defeat that his scan was “OK”.
He will miss the home game against Sharks as he recovers from the neck injury sustained and from concussion.
Moore was forced off in the opening 10 minutes of the Leinster loss after suffering a concussion and will be absent this weekend.
Ulster also have a number of other injury doubts ahead of the Sharks game that they must win to boost their URC play-off hopes but Murphy said only Moore and Lowry have been ruled out at this stage.
Stuart McCloskey dropped out of the starting team in Dublin after picking up a groin injury in the warm-up, while Rob Herring [calf] and Callum Reid [knee] had to go off injured in the bruising defeat.
John Cooney also has an ankle problem before what would be his final home game as an Ulster player before departing for Brive in the summer.
“Quite a number of the lads who came off [against Leinster] trained and quite a few others sat out,” said Murphy of Tuesday’s session.
“We haven’t ruled anybody else out.
“We’ll give them until Thursday to see where they’re at. We just have to wait and see.”
